Tag: 2019

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of one of harmonica music’s superstars, Tommy Reilly, is a new compilation album by Chandos, the classical music record label. A Life In Music – Vintage Tommy Reilly is compiled by Sigmund Groven and David Reilly. Released on August 2nd, 2019 on CD and as… Continue reading

A special recording from Sigmund Groven’s tour in Hungary this spring. In this video, where Sigmund performs with Miskolcs Symphony Orchestra under conductor David Curtis in Nyiregyháza, Hungary on April 16th, 2019, you will hear the following works: Espana Rhapsody (composed by Emanuel Chabrier) Nordic Night (composed by Sigmund Groven) Solstice… Continue reading

The last few days Sigmund Groven has been touring Hungary with a programme of classical music, performing with Miskolcs Symphony Orchestra and Szeged Symphony Orchestra. From the stage you could hear works both by Sigmund himself and other composers. The programme opened with Espana by Emmanuel Chabrier, then Sigmund is the soloist on Nordic… Continue reading

Harmonica player Yoonseok Lee from South Korea is now in his second term at the Norwegian Academy of Music, studying with Sigmund. In 2015 he played a duet with Sigmund in South Korea, and on March 28th he gave a concert in Majorstuen Church in Oslo. Sigmund was in the audience. Continue reading

On March 1-5, 2019, Sigmund Groven performed in Singapore, as well as giving masterclasses and workshops. Here’s a few shots of him and co-musician Ivar Anton Waagaard on stage, and meeting fans for autographs and pictures. In addition to Singaporeans, fans and musicians also arrived from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Australia to… Continue reading